Planera
Collaborative, visual CPM scheduling software with an AI scheduling assistant
Cloud-based critical path method (CPM) scheduling platform that replaces Primavera P6 and Microsoft Project with a visual, drag-and-drop canvas, real-time field updates, and an AI assistant ("Manny") that answers natural-language questions about float, logic ties, and what-if scenarios.
- Pricing
- contact the vendor
- Alternatives
- Graneet, Clearstory, Archdesk
- Who it's for
- Construction, General Contracting, Project Management
Why This Tool Exists
Construction schedules built in Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project typically live with a single trained scheduler because of per-seat licensing costs and a steep learning curve, so field crews and subcontractors are excluded from the tool. Progress flows back through slow, disconnected weekly update cycles, and schedule risk (delays, resource conflicts) is often discovered only after it has already cascaded into cost overruns.
Planera provides a web-based, drag-and-drop CPM scheduling canvas that preserves full P6/MS Project logic (all four relationship types, lag/lead times, constraints, retained-logic vs. progress-override recalculation) while giving every team member access at no extra per-seat cost. Field crews log progress from mobile/iPad devices and the master schedule recalculates in real time; the "Manny" AI assistant answers natural-language questions about float and critical path and generates what-if scenarios, while automated DCMA 14-point checks and Monte Carlo simulation flag schedule-quality and risk issues.
How You Use It
Data Transparency
Exactly what this tool uses and how
Contact vendor for API access — no public developer portal or API documentation found. Note: the company's Features page markets a "modern API" for custom integrations, but this claim is not corroborated by any published API reference, and one third-party software directory states Planera does not offer an API — treat with caution pending vendor confirmation.Use Cases
- ·Building and maintaining collaborative CPM schedules shared across office and field teams without per-seat licensing limits
- ·Migrating legacy Primavera P6 or Microsoft Project schedules to a visual, drag-and-drop format while preserving logic, calendars, and relationships
- ·Capturing real-time field progress updates from mobile/iPad devices that recalculate the master schedule immediately
- ·AI-assisted schedule health checks (DCMA 14-point), critical-path/float analysis, and what-if scenario planning via the Manny assistant
- ·Tracking schedule risk across large data-center and multi-project portfolios to flag delays before they cascade
Pricing
Sources & Research NotesResearch date: 2026-07-17
- https://www.planera.io/
- https://www.planera.io/features
- https://www.planera.io/pricing
- https://www.planera.io/about-us
- https://www.planera.io/manny-ai-scheduling-assistant
- https://www.planera.io/quality-check
- https://www.planera.io/privacypolicy
- https://www.planera.io/post/planera-achieves-soc-2-type-2-compliance
- https://www.planera.io/post/planera-secures-13-5-million-to-disrupt-construction-scheduling-planning-market
- https://www.planera.io/post/planera-raises-8m-data-center-construction-scheduling
- https://www.planera.io/post/planera-raises-5-4-million-in-seed-funding-to-transform-construction-industry-project-planning
- https://www.planera.io/post/2024-in-review
- https://techcrunch.com/2024/08/27/planera-raises-13-5m-to-help-solve-the-gnarly-problem-of-scheduling-for-construction-contractors/
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/planera-secures-13-5-million-to-disrupt-construction-scheduling--planning-market-302231215.html
- https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/planera-accelerates-data-center-expansion-raises-8m-in-new-funding-302582105.html
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